A round-up of what I’ve been up to lately.
I had high hopes of publishing the newsletter while Ariel and I were in France in September/October, but unfortunately, that didn’t happen. I wanted to focus on making the best work I could on the street while I was there and not worry about editing and publishing at the end of the day. So now that I’m back and I’m starting to get caught up on everything that I had to catch up on once I got back (it was a lot) I can be super intentional with how I share these photos and really do a deep dive into our trip and what I made there. Plus, all of the film I shot on the trip is currently at the lab, so I wanted to wait until I got that back to really start sharing everything.
If you were following along on social media while I was in France, you probably saw that I was hosting a Creator Session with VSCO live on Zoom two weeks after we got back. I have been using VSCO for over a decade now, and to have the opportunity to speak about my story, my work, and my process, all while showing off the amazing Studio on Web that they recently launched, was a dream come true. The support that VSCO has shown me over the years is amazing. I am so thankful for the opportunity to talk about photography and my process while on the street and while editing. The session was amazing and I appreciated everyone who showed up and asked incredible questions. I wanted to share the link to the short write-up VSCO did and the recorded session you can watch on YouTube.
In other news, right when we got back, I had the chance to photograph a fantastic local Philipino restaurant, Kultura. I got hired by Eater to make the photographs for their Best New Restaurants of 2023 list. This was, without a doubt, the biggest job I’ve done so far in my career. I am so thankful for the opportunity to do what I love and work with amazing people in my city and make something beautiful together. The crazy part about the whole thing is I couldn’t even tell Kultura what the photos were going to be used for. I could only say Eater hired me for a story on the restaurant.
But I’m really happy with some of these photos; you can check them out in the 2023 list here.
Yesterday, I wrapped up possibly the longest-running shoot I’ve ever done. For the past two weekends, I have been photographing events and author sessions for the 2023 Charleston Literary Festival. I had such an great time at every brunch, party, and session. It truly was a fantastic festival put on by some really great people. Wanted to share a few of my favorite photographs from the first weekend. I don’t have anything from this weekend edited yet.
Thanks for reading and taking a look at some of these recent images. Sorry I haven’t published anything in two months. I have not forgotten about this newsletter at all; quite the opposite. I am excited to share some more stuff in the coming weeks as I finish up photographs from France, get my film scans back, and continue to edit some more recent shoots I’ve done in the last couple weeks.
I would love everyone to check out my VSCO Creator Session if you haven’t already. I’m really proud of it, and put a lot of work into creating that presentation.
Talk soon! ✌️